multimodal-ai jobs in San Diego

Principal Software Engineer leading AI software strategy and architecture for Qualcomm's automotive platform. Responsibilities include architecting and deploying advanced AI workloads (computer vision, LLMs, multimodal models, generative AI) on automotive systems, driving cross-functional technical decisions across AI, automotive engineering, and platform teams, mentoring engineers organization-wide, and ensuring solutions meet automotive safety, performance, and reliability requirements.…See more Requires 8+ years of software/systems engineering experience (or equivalent with advanced degree); preferred qualifications include 15+ years in AI/ML, embedded systems, or automotive software, expert C/C++ proficiency, and demonstrated experience with automotive safety standards (ISO 26262, ASPICE), edge AI inference, and Qualcomm AI frameworks.

AI Architect role requires designing and delivering enterprise-scale AI/ML solutions on AWS, with 5–7 years of cloud experience and 2–3 years hands-on with LLMs, agentic frameworks, and AI/ML services. The position demands deep expertise in AWS AI services (Bedrock, SageMaker, Kendra), orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph), RAG pipelines, MLOps tooling, and responsible AI principles.…See more Candidates must architect scalable, cost-optimized solutions integrating AI with cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and microservices, and communicate complex technical concepts to executive and technical audiences.

Lead Qualcomm's next-generation AI accelerator platform as senior engineering director, defining software vision, architecture, and roadmap while managing multiple engineering organizations spanning system software, device drivers, AI runtimes, compilers, ML frameworks, and platform SDKs. Partner with hardware teams on co-design, drive software readiness across chip development milestones, and establish performance/power/reliability goals.…See more Requires 9+ years software engineering experience (or PhD + 8 years), 4+ years with C/C++/Java/Python, and demonstrated expertise in AI/ML stacks, compiler technologies, runtime systems, or high-performance computing.

Sr. Director leading Qualcomm's next-generation AI accelerator platform software strategy, architecture, and delivery.…See more Manages multiple engineering organizations spanning system software, firmware, device drivers, AI runtimes, compilers, ML frameworks, SDKs, and validation. Defines performance and reliability goals, drives cross-functional hardware-software co-design, and partners with customers and hyperscalers. Requires 15+ years software engineering experience with 8+ years leading large, globally distributed teams; deep expertise in AI/ML stacks, compilers, runtime systems, or heterogeneous computing architectures.